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What kind of wave is produced when you pluck a guitar string?
ALongitudinal
BTransverse
CElectromagnetic
DInfrasonic
✓ Correct Answer: B — Transverse
Vibrations on a plucked string are transverse, though they produce longitudinal sound waves in the surrounding air.
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